why do i suddenly feel like i need a crystal ball to forecast my savings for that dream trip? i sat down to calculate it and instead of numbers, my family’s chaotic holiday plans just popped up like, "surprise! here’s your emotional baggage." it's like, yes, the NSE is finally going public, but first let me figure out how to publicly cope with Aunt Carol’s six-hour speech about her cat’s gluten-fr...
not gonna lie, I had a meltdown last week because my boss praised someone else for MY idea in the meeting. I spent the whole night planning my escape route while eating two tubs of ice cream. I was just waiting for the moment when Jerome Powell does a tap dance and declares everything fine when deep down, we all know we are about to crash! Can someone please explain how that happened, because I'm ...
ngl, I stopped sharing my good news because the last time I did, my neighbor pulled a classic “that’s great, but you know Jerome Powell is ruining the economy, right?” on me, as if my happiness was causing inflation or something. lowkey felt like I was standing there in front of my crumbling life, juggling an expensive yoga mat and a carton of organic juice, while they ranted about fiscal policy like I was holding the country's fate in my hands. honestly, at this point, the only thing inflating is my guilt over being happy during a recession, like, should I just start crying and confessing my financial anxieties at the next neighborhood BBQ? it’s crazy. #WhenIsJeromePowellapossTermUp #HappinessTax
ngl, I stopped sharing my good news because the last time I did, my neighbor pulled a classic “that’s great, but you know Jerome Powell is ruining the economy, right?” on me, as if my happiness was causing inflation or something. lowkey felt like I was standing there in front of my crumbling life, juggling an expensive yoga mat and a carton of organic juice, while they ranted about fiscal policy like I was holding the country's fate in my hands. honestly, at this point, the only thing inflating is my guilt over being happy during a recession, like, should I just start crying and confessing my financial anxieties at the next neighborhood BBQ? it’s crazy. #WhenIsJeromePowellapossTermUp #HappinessTax
ok but, i accidentally liked my old boss's vacation photo from two summers ago. you know, the one where he’s deep-sea fishing with a trophy fish he definitely had taxidermied later. now i’m sitting here questioning my entire existence, like, am i the employee who deep dives into my boss's memories? part of me wants to comment "cute fish" but mostly i’m just hoping he doesn’t think this is my subtl...